Global Plunder: Start with Heart of Darkness

In another corner of the forest, Mannoroth's huge body collapsed to the ground, with horror, despair and disbelief still on his face.

Illidan stepped on Mannoroth's head and trampled it into the dirt.

He looked up at the guardian of the jungle, Malfurion Stormrage, not far away, with an evil smile crossing his lips.

"Dear brother, long time no see!"

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When Gu Yu arrived at the outskirts of Dark Night Castle, he received news from Baili Xuance.

All the scouts they deployed near Black Fang Castle were killed. When Baili Xuance rushed there, only the old, weak, sick and disabled were left there.

Lucan and his elite troops are missing.

There is no doubt that Lucan cannot be so hidden. Illidan must be behind the scenes.

Baili Xuance has discovered the clues and is on his way to follow them.

Gu Yu asked Baili Xuance to be careful and not get too close, as long as he knew the general whereabouts of Illidan.

He would wait until the operation in Dark Night Castle was over before making his next plan.

In fact, Gu Yu didn't particularly care about Illidan's plot.

Anyway, even if the King of Dark Night wants to cause trouble, he first wants to cause trouble with the devil, and he is not an enemy.

However, Illidan took action without respecting martial ethics and wiped out all the Ankong tribe's scouts, which made Gu Yu a little annoyed.

If given the chance, he wouldn't mind settling the score with Illidan.

Putting Illidan's affairs aside for the time being, Gu Yu focused his attention on Dark Night Castle.

Not long ago, he received news from Drek'Thar that a hell demon general named Zeda had entered the city with an army.

Judging from Zeda's menacing look, he must have come with bad intentions.

Gu Yu immediately gave up his plan to sneak into the Dark Night Castle and decided to wait for news outside the city.

The Dark Night Castle has a magic barrier arranged by Walpil, so it is not easy to sneak into, and Gu Yu is not sure that he will not be discovered.

And Zeda has the strength of the dark gold mid-level, as well as a team of doomsday guard boys.

If he was surrounded and killed in the city, he wouldn't be able to escape as easily as he could in Frostwolf Fortress.

Besides, Zeda was obviously here to cause trouble for Walpil. If he went in, it might lead to the two of them teaming up to deal with him. Wouldn't it be self-defeating?

So Gu Yu decided to stay outside the city, just like a common man, quietly watching the two sides fight.

Zeda did not disappoint Gu Yu.

After he entered the Dark Night Castle, he immediately asked to enter the territorial space, meet Gul'dan, and convey military orders.

Of course, Gul'dan would never be able to see him, but Vorpil did not dare to neglect the demon messenger.

Under pressure from the demon clan, Walpil had to open the passage and invite Zeda into the territorial space.

But Walpil was also wary of Zeda.

During this meeting with Zeda, Walpil summoned all the important people to share the pressure with him.

Not only Giselda, Rathorne, and Talon Bloodfiend, these three members of the Shadow Council.

They also invited Zulud of the Dragonmaw Clan, Kargas of the Shattered Hand Clan, Mogao of the Laughing Skull Clan, and Zuljin, the Troll Chieftain.

Outside the meeting hall, Vorpil arranged for the death knights of Talon Gorefiend to guard, and elite troops of orcs, ogres and trolls were also stationed nearby.

Although the Doomsday Guard team and a thousand Hell Demon Dogs brought by Zeda are very strong, the number is too small.

Walpil didn't think that with his army surrounding him, this small amount of troops could do anything.

Zeda seemed to be very cooperative, not too aggressive, and seemed to be very talkative.

He turned a blind eye to these small actions of Walpil, and calmly entered the meeting hall with only two doomsday guards.

When Walpil saw this, he was immediately reassured and the smile on his face relaxed.

In this hall, there is a protective magic circle arranged by Walpil himself. As long as he makes a thought, the magic circle can be activated immediately to protect him.

If Zeda believed that he was strong and wanted to be disadvantageous to him in the hall, then he would have made a wrong calculation.

The defensive power of his magic circle can block even high-level dark gold attacks.

Although Zeda has the fourth level of dark gold, it will take at least a few minutes to break through the defense of the magic circle.

At that time, the death knights outside had already come in and were protected by a large army. He didn't believe Zeda could do anything to him.

"General Zeda, I wonder why you are here?"

Walpil gained confidence, and even his voice became a little stronger.

"I brought Lord Hakkar's military orders. Where is Gul'dan? Why doesn't he come out to receive him?"

Zeda glanced at Walpil and asked calmly.

"I explained to the envoy last time that Gul'dan is indeed not here. As for where he went, I really don't know."

Walpil waved his hands helplessly, he was not lying about this matter.

"Well, since Gul'dan is not here, the same goes for you. This is Master Hakkar's military order, asking you to immediately mobilize 100,000 people to garrison at Frostwolf Fortress."

Zeda did not question or get angry as Walpil feared, but directly handed the military order to Walpil.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became much more solemn.

Vorpil felt the undisguised pressure in Zeda's gaze on him, and his smile became a little stiff.

"General Zeda, it's not that I don't want to obey Lord Haka's military orders, it's just..."

"Then execute it immediately, the military order is as clear as a mountain, there is no excuse!"

Zeda didn't give Walpil a chance to defend himself and scolded him tyrannically.

At this moment, Zeda's aura suddenly surged, and the terror of the hell demon was released without reservation, which was completely different from his previous indifferent image.

Walpil seemed to be facing a volcano that was about to erupt, and great danger arose in his heart.

At that moment, Walpil almost gave in.

But after all, he was also a high-level golden man. He quickly resisted Zeda's oppression and showed an annoyed look.

"General Zeda, there is no room for loss in the Dark Night Castle. We currently have insufficient troops. I really find it difficult to accept Master Hakkar's request!"

"Military orders are military orders. If you can't accept it, you must accept it! Otherwise, you will die!"

Zeda's eyes were fierce, and he suddenly drew his sword and struck at Walpil.

Walpil snorted coldly, and with a thought in his mind, he was about to activate the protective shield of the magic circle.

However.

The next moment, Walpil's expression changed drastically, and a bloody arrow burst out from his chest.

Zeda's knife sent Walpil flying backwards without any hindrance and hit the wall.

His speed was so fast that others had no time to stop him, and the defensive formation that Walpil relied on remained motionless.

The moment Zeda took action, chaos broke out in the hall, and everyone present had different reactions.

Giselda immediately wanted to come to the rescue, but was stopped by La Thorne.

Zulud and Kargas also started fighting, looking shocked and angry, but they made no next move because the two doomsday guards were staring at them intently.

The two heads of the ogre magician Mogao were looking around, as if he still hadn't figured out what was going on.

Zuljin looked on with cold eyes, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Talon Blood Demon stood motionless, as if he didn't see what happened.

Outside the hall, the Death Knights and Doom Guards continued to guard the door, not allowing anyone to get close.

The orc troops further away heard some commotion in the hall.

But they were kept on the periphery and did not receive clear orders, so they gradually became quiet again.

"Rathorne, what are you doing?!" Giselda asked angrily.

She, Lathorne, and Walpil were all very good friends, but they didn't expect that Lathorne would turn against him at the critical moment.

"I'm sorry, Giselda, Walpil is too stubborn. I just don't want him to continue to be wrong."

Rathorne smiled apologetically. He had secretly joined the Hell lineage for a long time, and he naturally had to obey Hakkar's orders at critical moments.

"It's you. It turns out you betrayed me and destroyed the magic circle here in advance!"

Walpil struggled to get up, stared at Rathorne bitterly, and screamed at the top of his lungs.

"I am also doing this to save time. Haven't you noticed that Talon is one of ours? Even if you turn on the protective shield, it will only delay a little more time."

Rathorn pointed at Talon Blood Demon and said that he was not actually a key figure.

After Zeda succeeded with one blow, he was not in a hurry to deal with Walpil. Instead, he watched the dispute between several people with interest.

"Talon, did you also betray Gul'dan and the Shadow Council?"

Walpil was reminded by Rathorne and then turned his attention to another key figure.

"You are wrong. It was not me who betrayed Gul'dan, but Gul'dan who abandoned us!"

Talon Blood Demon was silent for a long time before speaking slowly.

Walpil was stunned by his words and didn't speak anymore for a while.

It seems that what Talon Blood Demon said makes sense.

After the tribe was defeated, they huddled in the Dark Night Castle and were surrounded by the Alliance army.

However, at the most critical moment, Gul'dan left, taking with him a group of his most trusted men.

They were not very clear about Gul'dan's whereabouts. They only knew that it was a mission arranged by Mannoroth.

Walpil and others later tried to contact Gul'dan many times, but were never able to get in touch.

To put it harshly, they are all abandoned children, a part of Gul'dan that can be abandoned.

If Gul'dan comes back in the future and they are still alive, Gul'dan will naturally be happy and continue to be the boss. But Gul'dan wouldn't care if they died.

In fact, most of those who stayed in Dark Night Castle were not direct descendants of Gul'dan, so their feelings were not profound.

The only exception is Talon Gorefiend's Death Knights, an army created by Gul'dan himself.

It stands to reason that Gul'dan should have taken away the Death Knights, but he didn't.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Talon Bloodfiend chose to betray Gul'dan.

At this moment, Talon Blood Demon said these words, and Vorpil was speechless.

Zulud and Kargas looked at each other, and they were both silent, but Zuljin had a sneer on his face.

"I really don't understand, what are you afraid of?"